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39th District: Copper pipes are hot

July 17: 1700 block W. Tioga St. – stainless steel refrigerator, two condensers, a heating unit and copper pipes stolen from the property.

July 17:1700 block W. Tioga St. – two stainless steel refrigerators, three sinks, four marble vanity tops and copper pipes stolen from the property.

July 18:400 block W. Bringhurst St. – copper pipes, Delta table saw and more stolen from the property between July 16 and 5 p.m. July 17.

July 18:4200 block Clarissa St. – seven small coils of copper wire and seven large coils of copper wire were stolen from the location.

July 19:3800 block N. 18th St. – copper pipes and tools stolen from the property between 2 p.m. July 16 and 5:30 p.m. July 19.

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July 15, 2011

600 block W. Rittenhouse St. – a handgun was stolen from the property.

100 block W. Ashmead – complainant said a man with a razor blade punched her in the face and stole her pocketbook. The bag contained three credit cards, a pair of earrings, a SEPTA Transpass and a state ID.

5200 block Germantown Ave. – iPod Touch stolen from a 2000 Dodge Neon. Complainant said six male juveniles broke her sun roof and took the item.

2700 block Judson St. – complainant said she was hit with a brick after her grandmother’s boyfriend threw it through the back windshield of the grandmother’s car. Complainant was sitting in the car at the time. An argument between the two preceded the incident. Offender was arrested.

3100 block N. 22nd St. – Dell computer and a radio stolen from the property between 7:30 p.m. July 14 and 7:15 a.m. July 15.

2700 block N. Hemberger St. – Sony radio, Panasonic DVD player and a green clothing barrel stolen from the property between 10 a.m. July 13 and 9 a.m. July 15.

July 16, 2011

4700 block Wissahickon Ave. – two benches, six chairs, lamp post, iron rail and a window stolen from the property between 5 p.m. July 15 and 8 a.m. July 16.

4200 block Broad St. – complainant said three men mugged him while walking into a Broad St. subway stop. He said the offenders pushed him, went into his pockets and fled. Offenders ran off with $60 in cash.

2400 block W. Toronto St. – Rolex watch, gold chain with diamonds and a Russell Simmons diamond bracelet stolen from the property between 9:30 p.m. July 15 and 1 a.m. July 16.

1700 block W. Tioga St. – two stainless steel refrigerators, three sinks, four marble vanity tops and copper pipes stolen from the property.

1700 block W. Ontario St. – complainant said his ex-girlfriend cut him with what he believed to be a straight razor during a dispute over the complainant’s new girlfriend. Offender was gone before police arrived.

3200 block N. 16th St. – Delta miter saw and two Ryobi hand drills stolen from a 1999 Ford E250 between 11 p.m. July 16 and 8 a.m. July 17.

July 18, 2011

400 block Winona St. – complainant said three men entered his home, pointed a gun at him and locked him in a bathroom after robbing him. The offenders then kicked in the apartment door of a second complainant and robbed her at gunpoint. Offenders left with $260 in cash and a pocketbook containing an ID.

3000 block N. Napa St. – 1995 Nissan Maxima stolen. Complainant said the car was towed to the location to be serviced by an unlicensed street mechanic at approx. 6 p.m. July 15. She said the car was gone when she returned at 10 a.m. July 18. Complainant said the mechanic still had the keys and told her he last saw the car at 6:30 p.m. July 15 and assumed it had been towed.

400 block W. Bringhurst St. – copper pipes, Delta table saw and more stolen from the property between July 16 and 5 p.m. July 17.

2900 block W. School House Lane – silver necklace, silver ring, silver bracelet and a gold ring stolen from the property between July 4 and July 17. There were no signs of a forced entry.

5700 block Wissahickon Ave. – two bikes, an air conditioner and three deep sea fishing rods and reels stolen from the property between 12 p.m. June 18 and 9 a.m. July 17. The items were stolen from a basement.

4200 block Clarissa St. – seven small coils of copper wire and seven large coils of copper wire were stolen from the location.

3300 block N. 17th St. – complainant said a known offender pushed her to the ground, kicked her and hit her in the head with a glass cup.

1700 block W. Ontario St. – complainant said two women approached from behind and hit her with a bat before fleeing the scene on foot.

1900 block W. Westmoreland St. – refrigerator, sink and a stove stolen from a vacant property between 12 p.m. Jan. 18 and 12 p.m July 18.

3500 block N. 17th St. – complainant said one offender punched him in the face and that another struck him in the head with a glass cup. Complainant was taken to the hospital.

2600 block W. Sterner St. – complainant said her neighbor pushed her down four steps during a dispute. Complainant was taken to the hospital.

July 19, 2011

5700 block Morris St. – iPad, two watches, necklace and $150 in cash stolen from the property. Complainant said she came home with a friend at 2:30 a.m. July 19. She said the man and items were gone when she woke up at 8 a.m. there were no signs of a forced entry. Complainant said no one else was inside the property at the time of the incident.

600 block W. Rittenhouse St. – CDs valued at $300 were stolen from a car.

3800 block N. 18th St. – copper pipes and tools stolen from the property between 2 p.m. July 16 and 5:30 p.m. July 19.

4200 block Wissahickon Ave. – complainant said someone stole his keys and his car while he was at the location.

July 21, 2011

4800 block Wayne Ave. – complainant said an offender grabbed and held her while another offender hit her several times. Offenders ran off with a Sprint cell phone, wedding band and $50 in cash. One of the offenders was later indentified and arrested.

500 block King St. – complainant said his ex-girlfriend grabbed him by his shirt, scratched his neck and chest and sprayed him with pepper spray.

1500 block W. Tioga St. – complainant said someone stole $950 from his property. He said he went swimming at approx. 1 p.m. and that when he returned around 3 p.m. he found a bathroom window broken and the money gone.